Is it greed to demand what you were promised when you paid your social security and medicare taxes?
The problem is that according to the LAW you werent PROMISED anything. The supreme court has ruled on that. You are forced to pay and the government is not REQUIRED to give you anything back.
It is not greed to expect to receive what you were promised. But I think you are overstating the case when you imply that contributions to SS and medicare fully paid for the benefits. They did not especially in the case of medicare. Congress never had the courage to raise the contributions or cut SS benefits to reflect the real cost of the benefit as age expectancy increased in the US. That is why we are now in this bind. Medicare costs this nation 900 billion a year and we collect about 10 per cent of that in FICA medicare contributions.Both programs need to be reformed, particularly medicare. Those currently receiving these benefits or close to receiving them should retain them. But for those younger than 55, we need a complete overhaul of medicare.